This gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad is easy to make and is perfect as a side dish with chicken or fish or as a full vegetarian meal. It has tons of crunch from the toasted pine nuts as well as sweetness from the dried cranberries and apricots. A favorite summer salad with bbq fixings like burgers, ribs or chicken.

The balance between the sweetness of the dried cranberries and the crunch of the toasted pine nuts is great. The addition of chopped green onions, red pepper, tomatoes as well as fresh herbs like cilantro and dill add so much flavour to the gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad. Try other salad recipes like gluten-free balsamic herb dressing, simple caprese salad, sweet and spicy pork noodle salad, watermelon cucumber and lime salad and so many more.

INGREDIENTS IN THE SALAD:

• Rainbow Quinoa
• Olive Oil
• Honey
• Cumin Seeds
• Juice from a Lime and Lemon
• Dried Apricots
• Dried Cranberries
• Green Onions
• Red Pepper
• Fresh Cilantro
• Fresh Dill
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Toasted Pine Nuts
• Golden Raisins

I love this salad! A wonderful salad for meal prep. Divide the salad into 500 ml canning jars and keep in the refrigerator for a week. Perfect for school lunches, work lunches or post workout.

The salad holds up so well for potlucks, neighbourhood bbq’s and picnics in the park. A healthy gluten-free food option for you and for others. Plus no one will know it is gluten-free. They will just know it tastes great. You can easily add chopped kale to this salad too if you want. The recipe is so versatile.

Such a delicious salad that you will want to make over and over again. Your family will love it too. The toasted pine nuts, dried cranberries and apricots, cooked quinoa, sweet raisins and fresh herbs all compliment each other. Perfect as a side dish. Add crumbled goat or feta cheese to the gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad if you have no issues with dairy.

HOW TO MAKE THE SALAD:

1. Cook quinoa according to package directions.
2. Allow to cool.
3. In a small bowl whisk the olive oil, juice from the lime and lemon, cumin seeds and honey together.
4. In a medium bowl add the cooled quinoa and all the ingredients and stir.
5. Pour the dressing over and stir again.
6. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Did you know that I have baking recipes on the blog that include quinoa in them? Try my recipes for gluten-free chocolate quinoa cake, quinoa granola bars and quinoa dark chocolate muffins. I originally shared this recipe in August 2014. I have taken new photos and updated the blog post. It is still the same delicious gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad.

You can replace the rainbow quinoa with regular brown quinoa(as is photographed). You can also switch out the toasted pine nuts with toasted walnuts and pecans if you want. In the summer when I am wanting to have this salad as my meal I like to add crumbled feta cheese on top. So many possibilities is why I love this gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad.

Quinoa is also so good for you. It is high in fiber, a complete protein, gluten-free, a good source of iron and folate and antioxidants. Plus it tastes great I think.

HERE ARE MORE SALAD RECIPES:

• Gluten-Free Buckwheat Salad
• Sweet and Spicy Noodle Salad
• Kale Fall Salad
• Avocado and Grilled Corn Salad
• Creamy Potato Salad
• Thai Cabbage Salad

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Gluten-Free Quinoa Dried Fruit Salad

This gluten-free quinoa dried fruit salad is easy to make and perfect as a side dish with chicken or fish or as a full vegetarian meal.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 4 As a side dish

Equipment

• 1 saucepan
• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 whisk
• 1 mixing bowl set

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup Rainbow Quinoa
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 juice from lemon
• 1 juice from lime
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 Cup red pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 Cup fresh dill, chopped
• 10 cherry tomatoes, cut in 1/2
• 1/4 Cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup optional raisins

Instructions

 

• Cook quinoa according to package directions.
• Allow to cool.
• In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, juice from lemon and lime, cumin seeds and honey.
• In a medium bowl add all the ingredients and stir well.
• Pour the dressing over and stir again.
• Salad can be kept in refrigerator until ready to use.
• This recipe will serve 2 if using it as a main dish or 4 if using as a side dish.

Keyword dried fruit, easy to make, gluten-free meal, gluten-free salad, quinoa, quinoa salad

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